Penholder.



J. BISCHOF a A. HEHN. PENHOLDER.

APPLICATION Hmm JAN. 17. 1012.

1,081,944, Patented Dec. 23, 1913.

'UNTTED `STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSZEF BISCHOF AND AUGUST HEI-IN, OF DAVIS, WEST VIRGINIA.

PENHOLDER.

Application f11ed January 17, 1912.

To ZZ @l1/0m t may concern:

Be it known that we, Josznr Bisel-[or and AUGUST linnn, both citizensoitl the United States oi merica, and both residing at Davis, in thecounty of Tucker and State otI lV est Virginia, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Penholders, of which the following` is aspecification.

The present invention relates to pen holders and has for its object toprovide a construction, whereby by a simple manipulation, a pen can beeasily expelled without touching` it, to be exchanged for a new one.

In order to make our invention more clear, the saine is illustrated inthe accompanying drawing;` which forms a part of this specification andin which similar reference letters denote corresponding parts.

Figure l is a longitudinal section through the pen holder; Fig. 2illustrates the expcller; Fig. 3 is the socket; and Fig. 4 is anenlarged cross section on line l---l oit' Fig. l.

Referring to Figs. 1-4, our new pen holder consists oit a hollow handleor stock a, which is provided with the pen retaining device or socket b.Movably arranged in said stock a is a rod o, to the forward end of whichthe expeller proper is secured. The latter consists of a curved metalpiece d having a split sleeve-like extension d secured by compression tothe rod and a projection Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 23,1913.

Serial No. 671,559.

(Z2. The piece (l slidably engages the socket Z) and the pen e isadapted to be retained by friction between the bent edges of the socketand the said piece l and t0 rest with its rear edge against theprojection (Z2. The rear end oi the rod c is adapted normally to projectoutwardly through the stock a.

lVhen it is desired to exchange the pen for another, a pressure isexerted upon the outwardly projecting end of the rod, whereby the latteris pushed forward, causing the projection (Z2 to expel the pen e.

What we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A pen holder, comprising a hollow stock, a socket in said stock havingbent lateral edges serving to retain the pen point, a rod inovahlyarranged in said stock and projecting outwardly therefrom, a metal piecehaving a split sleeve-like extension and secured hy compression to saidrod, said piece slidably bearing in said socket, and a projection onsaid piece to serve as a rest for the rear end ot the pen point.

'In testimony whereof we a'flx our signatures in presence oil twowitnesses.

J OSZEF BISCHOF. AUGUST HEI-IN. Vitnesses O. R. SHAFFER, J. E. SHARP.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

